Most solid built shotgun from reliability point of view.

[vba]

I'll also agree with the Rem 870. I also have the 870 Express Tactical, excellent shotgun. Used to have a Mossberg 500 but the stupid plastic safety broke in pieces and I then got a small piece of aluminum and ground down to make a new one.

Why do they still use plastic on the 500's ? I believe though, that the 590 is metal.

 

[dober83]

870. I've heard a lot of talk about the poor quality of the new models but I have a 2011 870 express magnum and as far as functionality, it is great. Fit and finish of the stock leaves something to be desired but I didn't buy it as a show piece.

 

[snooperman]

Hard to beat the Remington 870 wingmaster and the

wonderful Ithaca model 37. They have been around the longest with reliability and good workmanship as their strengths. As a farmer and hunter, I would not want no other.. Snoop

 

[Gunnerboy]

870

 

[smokeyandthebandit05]

I love my Browning BPS

 

[PT92]

Simple answer is a Mossberg 500 or Remington 870. However, there are some Chinese or Turkish makes of the same gun for less money.

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[Robert]

My 590 has never missed a beat and has only been cleand once or twice in a few thousand rounds. 590 or 870. Either one is great.

 

[CSA 357]

mod 12 winchester then 870 remington

 

[Tom Held]

best built

I guess I'll weigh in here a little. My choices for best built and reliable would have to be:

Pump action : Winchester Model 12
Autoloader: Winchester Super X 1
SxS: Winchester Model 21
OU: Browning Superposed or BT99
Single barrel : LC Smith Trap Gun

 

[Uniquedot]

870 Wingmaster.

 

[jmr40]

mod 12 winchester then 870 remington

These are the only 2 with a proven track record to back up long term reliability claims. The Browning and Ithica may well be as good, but have not been been proven in long term use nearly as often. There are many documented cases of the 12 and 870 being used for years and several hundred thousand rounds in competition use and still working fine.

Nobody has ever put a Mossberg to any real long term test. They have never been the choice of any serious shooters to find out what they will do. They are decent guns that will probably work well for most peoples lifetimes, but I don't see any aluminum framed gun lasting anywhere near as long as the steel framed Winchester 12, Remington 870, Ithica, or Browning. I've read estimates of their life expectancy to be around 30,000-50,000 rounds.

There are many 870's still going strong with 5X-10X that number of rounds. Some of the other steel framed guns have matched that, just not as many of them simply because the 870 is more common.

 

[Happypuppy]

Ithaca 37. Simple design and has been in use a long, long time.


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[content]

Hello friends and neighbors // The Remington 870 reached ten million sold on April 13, 2009.
Winchester's Model 12 sold two million total, if you count those special built till the 1980s.


In six more years the 870 (first produced in 1950) will have been available for 68 years, like the Model 12 ( 1912- 1980).
I believe there will be plenty of older 870s still going strong.

Just think of all the added chances the 870 has had to ruin its reputation.
No disrespect to the Model 12, they are fine shotguns.

 

[whalerman]

No one can argue with the 870's, the Ithaca's, and the Mossbergs. They've been there and they have proven themselves. Whichever you like and whichever fits, buy.

I will say for the purposes of discussion I love my BPS. And my new Nove defense shotgun has been a very pleasant surprise. Things do change, now and then, from time to time, if you keep an open mind.